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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-03-16
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-03-16
NO BLACK, But FLOWERS.
no DD7hCnJ Do I y Ito Enu'
During the afternoon cart load after G.

During the a1ternOOn cart load alter cart
load of flowers, plants, palms, aud ever
greens were driven up to the doors of Ply
nnni.th cturch, and all through the night a
small army Of men. under the Election of
the sexton. were employed in arran sing
the decorations. Tie wish Of Mr.. Beecher
that His funeral ceremouies might be con-
Quoted amid fl lovers. mt amid black drap-
cry, will be literally fulfilled.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-03-16
HIS LAST WRITING,

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 9.-The New
York Times publishes the following: The
last thing Mr.. Beecher wrote was a letter,
yet unfinished, to lady in Charleston, s.
c., who had wri ten to HIM inquiring about
Bible which she had heard he had. Last
Wednesday night Mr.. Beecher began the
letter. He wrote page, fnrned it over,
and had written three lines on the next
page. when he seems to have been inter-
rupted. The letter lay on his desk as he
left it until sunday, when Major Pond put
it away. 1t had not been addressed or
dated, but what lie wrote explains why he
had been addressed by the Charleston lady:
Dear Madam: When | was in Charles
ton in 1865 an old negro came to me with a
Bible, which he said he had rescued from
Il burning house. Tie peculiar circum-
stances related by the c"lored man Induced
me to accept it. l brought it home and
advertised it. 1t is at Peekskll. AS soon
as 1 visit my home there l will hunt it up
and send you description of it. You may
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-03-16
The Washi gtpn co respondent of thu
Alex Rndria Ca cite 3, VS.

Cali the RI .ssenge b US in the service Of
the p. g. o. releg Al h Company here have
been supplied wit au ralian pom es, and
are now SEQ gall ,pis g about the s.reets Ia
al directions"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-03-16
TIE SERVICES BEGUN.

| Al hai past 10 o'clock Rev. DR.. Charlie:
| FL. Hail, .obed in his white surplice, ant
accompanied by Rev. S. B. Halliday, ell
tered thu saurch and assembled the platform
| When ;.' music ceased, DIR. Hall com
menceG I. read in low, clear tones the open
| ing sente oes of the Protestant Episcopal
| burial Sci .ice.
| After i,ese the double quartette. com
| posed Vt ;rs. Shelley, soprano; Miss Cava
| nah, ave: Irs. Grant, soprano: Mrs. Rosan
| alto; Mr. GAff, Mr.. Warrenrosh. tenprs
Mr.. B oH 4, Mr. S5ews, basso, and a chorus
of sixty Voices, sang the burial chant,
''Lord, |. Me Know Nine End" The
lesson was read by DR.. Hall, aud PRAYER
was del'v ed BY Rev S. B Halliday. Tue
| rest of the musical programme was as fol
lows: Az. hem, BLESSED Are the D-pa
3D." Sp.;'s; hymn, Jesus, Lover IF My
SOUL" F'.ndel; sentence. II Heard a
Voice. S,.elley; hmm, 'Ha'k, Hark, My
Soul" the organ Was presided over by
Henry Z: re Brown and General Horatlo
e. KING.
After the first lesson DR. H Ill commenced
his ORATOR. During its delivery there was
not dry eye in the house, and several
times he VAS compelled 10 stop for a short
time to in control of his voice.
In clo>i9g his sermon DIR. Hall said: ga
brave and weary heart is here at rest; brave
of old to re brutal force and defy the vio-
lence of Ia lbs and ruff .ns in speaking for
the slave; brave to accept the murmers and
doubts of his political friends when con-
science pr lnpted to part from them; BRAY
est to wrestle along with great sorrow
when he {, uld find no earthly help. We
honor him for his courage, for his former
acts, who love and wonder at him for the
calm, sweat. gentle resignation of these last
years Col, believe, has led him step by
step to spsnd his last days among Us witch
a wisdom gained from the Cross-a tender,
gentle, sobsrer wisdom which helped him
TO see the Captain of our salvation, who
was mad, perfect through suffering that
we may all be of one, and the Great Suffer
err not ash .ned to call us brethren"
Tie remains of the late Henry Ward
Beecher ere taken from Plymouth church,
Brooklyn, at $50 Saturday morning and
conveyed 10 Greenwood cemetery, where
they were deposited in large receiving
vault, where they will remain until the
family sci, ct a lot for final interment
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-03-16

1t is rumcred that Mr. Lawrence Rarrett' >
eldest daughter is to wed Mr. Edwin Boo +.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-03-16
In speakiig &c the great revival in Char

IN sptlkIng dt The great revival IN Char
iostrsvil;e. sac Chronicle says
"Men Hb' had baen church members for
'. ar. aud has never taken any interest in
.hs Salvlsis, ri men became the NEST earu-
ast AMI erefg etc men. Weak, trembling,
modest ca -'Stias women were embroidered
tn Use With thousands Of eyes upon them
and irna'ain their leve for HIM who was
their bes- friend The careless and indiffer-
fut became nc i've and useful, aud the
Split uf cd AS made manifest from the
hrginui"g. The fest week there were
...aris wa bpndr.d conv-rs ons. The
s-r..,d AZ. k Il ,,asi, ran AZ ~ owe four
i.,;,ts. ed, and ~. iii q! weak mere than
seseu hun'is-d wi,ue people. AND more than
W. insd.rd eni 'r.d paople pho essed faith
In Christ"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-03-16

ELECTION IN ELMIRA, N. Y.-At the re-
cent election of municipal officers il
Elmira, N Y, the Democratic ticket wal
elected after severn contest. Mr.. Morril
Gladke, brother of Chas. A. Gladke o.
this city, was elected as one of the Alder
man on the Democratic ticket. The Elmirs
Gazette and Free Press" speaks of hin
in most complimentary terms, and says he
popular, honest, aud upright gentleman
a man of his word under any aud all cir
cumstances, a Democrat of Democrats and
a M an among men"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-03-16

Imlbtee
that there
i wise action
ever bean time
party organization
"a necessary as at this
t. nmittee should govern its
act. view to the best interests of
the CO : and the Democratic party, and
should not be controlled by the preferences
of candidates for office. The following is
the call of the Chairman of the County
Committee
STAUNToN, VA, March 9, 1887.
There will be meeting of the Demo
cratic County Committee on Saturday,
March 10Th, at the Office of Shelley & Bum
gardner, at II o'clock, A. M. 1t is earnest
ly desired that every member will bs pres
ent, as measures of great Importance to
the party will be considered.
W. A. HUDSON, Chairman,
ARIsTA HoeE, Secretary.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-03-16
The Late Mr.. Beecher.
GLOWING TRIBUTE FROM AN ENGLISH
MINISTER.

LONDON, March 9.-The Rev. DR.. Joseph
Parker, pastor of the City Temple, whose
guest the Rev. Henry Ward B-echer Was
during his recent visit to L ,ndon, publish
cs tribute to Mr.. Beecher's memory. He
says he dnes not hesitate to pronounce MIR.
Beecher the greatest preacher who ever
lived, and continues:
"We who have bowed with him in prayer
know with what might of humility, peni-
tence, faith, and love he storned the King
dom Of Heaven. His moral fearlessness
was consistent throughout. 1t was ia vain
to threaten Mr.. Beecher. Having made up
his mind, no Luther was better prepared 20
face loss, iufamy, or restitution. | never
heard him say one unkind word of any enc
my. When Mr.. Beecher left my house he
pus his arm round my neck, kissed me, and
said: Good bye. old fellow; love you.
These were the last words l heard from
Mr.. Beecher's lips. My house is larger aud
brighter because Mr.. Beecher tarried there.
Mr. Beecher and his wife used to call them
selves two old folks. Verify, they might
have been young lovers, 50 devoted were
they to one another. l wish TO be at Mr..
Beecher's grave in spirit to take one short
look at the place where his body lies. and
thereafter TO look steadily upward to the
Heaven to which he has assembled"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-03-16


s'taueton. Fecrua'y 18th 1887.
w. NewcoWb-s Creditors
4, w HeWcoinb-s Heirs &c
All persons interest ed In the foregoing cause
pendir g in the Circuit Court of Augusta q. mn.
ty, Take Notice that have tlxed upon the
Sosh day Of March, 1887,
at my office in StaunI"n, To iak--
LIST. An ac"ouur OF the feuI estate owned by
u. w NeWcoinb decd. al he Iiise Of bs dea, b,
ana tne Hens thereon III the order Of pri-tity.
Zhd Al. account If The debts against he es-
TAI 0i said NeWrouib.
ord An account ETH Dg tie tIansactitns OF
Jam Patterson. Keefive- in This c-use;
a. ofher accounts rtQpired by the i've de-
cfees cute ed in thi. tu-epn the o n OF March
az a Si;h u Nov mhtr 1876.
marz-ft Jhp VI KIN EY Comm'r
4 OnsNi>THAr.,H N,,st. III virg
"A qn'iified ~ soEii" stratorff h Clay
ton. deg q. desire ali parties having claims
asaii .st the decreased /, prs-ert III, noe,
End Ill parties OWNS >. ID deses'e Ill please
cs,nie forW ri and suite sh- sane
RUBERf A. nUNIAr.
nar2 Sts ministrstLy. 90.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-03-16
THE BEEcHER FAMILY NOT pREsEN,


The first four seats on the right Of the
centre AHA were reserved for the relatives
of dec-as d. Mr.. Beecher's family we're
not pre- S ,aS and the family pew was filled
with fl ers. Mrs. Beecher was in the
church for few minutes before the doors
were op ued and left with her sons before
the crox, entered. Ga the left side of the
centre ais3 were the members of the cleri-
Gil uni ~. of which Mr.. Reecher was
member ,,r Il number of years. Behind
these vera seated the Thirteenth regiment,
and the. came the members of the legisla-
tive coni.,;ttee, who wore badges made of
white six.
Behind these were seated delegations
from hset every social, political, or relig-
ious orga zltion in New York and Brook
Ign. Til. > was large delegation of col
ored njn.s ters present.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-03-16

We have n large stock OF all kinds on hand
and AS handsome Can be found In the Val.
ley of Virginia. Our aim will be To render hIa
service at the most reasonable Rates. and lower
than has been usual in this city.
This department Is under the care of ], P,
KICE of the firm. U7 Church, and G C. HEN
DERSOS, SOB West stuart street, where calls
at mig I or when the Wareruom Is closed will
r. ceive prompt affection
JANIS 81 If LU-IiBAIrGH BROS 70
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-03-16
A soLD1ERLY TR1purE.-The lanouaoe

A SoLDIERLY TRIBuTE.-The language
Of the invitation from the Sixty-ninth Penn
sy!vania Regiment. rendering the members
of Pickett's famous Confederate division p
reception on the Gettysburg battle field on
the third Of July, is worthy of commeDda-
ton. The Pennsylvania regiment confront
d Pickett's men when they made the
historic charge up Cemetery Ridge, and
The invitation concedss that it was ssthe
most intrepid and gallant charge recorded
in history" The invitation further states
that the Pennsylvania soldiers shave ever
held in highest esteem the members o1
Pickett's gallant division" The ex. Con.
federates have determined to visi. the
Gettysburg battlefield en- the third of July,
and on that day the Sixty-niath Penn
sylvania will dedicate its monument. Thi,
reunion Of the blue and the gray will prove
an exceedingly interesting occasion.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-03-16

HND E RITA X NG I'm addition
~ to our Furniture business, we now offer
our services as UNDERTAK Frs. and are pre-
pared to furnish, on the shortest notice. Wood
tnish d. ClOth-eOve red. and Meta Lie t,askets
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-03-16
NEW E IRM.

Mr.. Fitzhugh Elder has this day been ad-
mitted 10 interest In my business which
will hereafter be conducted under the name of
TELLER s. ELDER.
During the last month quite a large quanti-
ty OF gooos have heen disposed of ~ our slauoi-
ter prices. Sales at these marked-do,on prices
will be continued during the present month !;
and those who fail to take advantage of them
will miss most desirable bar gains.
Those indebted to me past dealings are
requested to settle without delay.
c. L. WELLER.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-03-16
BEECHER OBSEQUIES.
The Services at Plymouth Church Friday.
GREAT coScoURsE OF PEOPLE PRESENT
REV. DIR. HALLS DIsCoURsE-ovER 20, 600
PEOPLE VIEW THE REMAINS.

NEW YORK, March 11.-AH Brooklyn
was in mourning tOday over the death OF
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. The public
,ffices were closed, business was entirely
suspended, and memorial services were
held in large number of churches in the
vicinity of Plymouth church. The uptown
streets looked deserted. As early as 7
O'Clock Fulton avenue was thronged with
people hurrying in the direction of Ply
mouth church. Lines of police were sta
toned at the ends of the block on which
the church is situated, and no one was al
lowed to pass through the lines unless he
had ticket. Before o'clock the line in
Orange street was two blocks long, three
abreast The side streets we're packed with
people, who hung around hoping that they
might be able to get in without a ticket.
The members of plymouth Company G,
If the Thirteenth regiment,.of which Mr.
Beecher was ch aplain, were stationed at the
doors of the church and in the lecture-room
They were under the command of Lieuten-
ant L. T. Skinner and Second Lieutenant
N. A. Brown.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH FILLED WITH FLOWERS.
While the vast crowd of people were
gathering outside of the church the lady
bers of the congregation were working
like beavers within dressing the pulpit and
casket with flowers. The whole interior
was turned into perfect hnwer-g garden, and
a fragrant perfume of roses pervaded the
air. The walls. galleries, and organ were
covered with evergreens aud Gala lilies.
The readng-desk was covered with Freoch
roses and vines, as was also the caair in
| which Mr.. Beecher sat for so many years.
OGe fl Jral emblem was in shape a TRAN
gle, on ths top of which were perched two
white doves with white ribbons in their
bills TIE facade of the. gallery was cover
ed with potted plants. The pulpit was
loaded down with flowers and floral EN-
blems sent by friends and different Organi-
| zatioas. The caskeJ was placed on a catl-
falque of white roses, white carnations, aud
smiax. di ectly 10 front of the reading desk.
Mrs. s. V. White and several ladies devo-
ted their time before the doors were opened
in covering the casket wit b lilies of the val
ley, euch.,ris roses, smilax, maiden-hair
| ferns, tube-reses, aud French moss. When
they finished not vestige of the black
cloth covering of the casket could be seen.
There was nothing to indicate the presence
of death scept the stillness which pervad-
ed the ,p'm and the pushed conversation
Of the workers. The church had more the
appearance OF wedding IMAM IuDeral
A photog' apher took picture of the floral
decorations and the casket 1t was nearly
10 o'cloct before the doors were thrown
opeu to tlose who had been waiting with
out the d., ,rs impatiently for nearly three
hours. The people entered by the Orange
, street entrance During the time that the
audience we're being shown to their seat.,
Organist Henry Rowe Shelly played low,
sweet music upon the grand organ.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-03-16

W ERtsENaA-IN VACATION I'm the Clerk .
office, .'ircuit Court o! Augusta county
March l2th. 1887 -
David ii. Evans
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-10-05
A Mystery Solved.

Early last winter young man named
George Brodt. who lived on Ante,ope
creek in the Judith basin about five
miles from Utica, starte,l for Helena on
business lie was travelin. on horse back.
and was supposed had $500 or SlOO OH
his person. Late in the afternoon of the
dav he left, his horse returned to the
ranch without bride or saddle. His dis
appearance has been a mystery ever
since. Every effort was used to trace
him, but without avail until last week.
when his body was discovered in hole
in the rocks on Antelope creek about
five miles above where he started from
There was rope attached to his neck
and the other end tied to point osrock
above where he lay. evidently with the
idea of leading people to believe he com
mitted suicide. But as his packets were
ri1ed and several other circumstances in
confederation of this idea, point COLI
clusively to the fact that he was foully
dealt with, the coroner's jury returned
verdict of"death from unknown caus ,s,"
as the body was 80 badly decomposed
that nothing could be determined from
its appearance. 1t is to be hopel that
the murderer will be brought to justice,
az it was a collblooded and premeditated
deed. Further developments in the case
are expected in short time-Billings
Gazette.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-10-05
Recommended to Society"

There is custom in vogue among the
Crow Indian tribe which would possibly
be beneficial in effect if adopted by their
more civilized, but less scrdpulous white
brethren. 1t is called "head chopping"
and is the penalty imposed upon the
male Indian who brings dishoncr upon
the house of any other Indian OF good
repute by seducing his wife. No ma tier
the station occupied in the social status
of the tribe, strong or powerless; if he
returns to the tribe after having des
poiled one of the braves of wife he
must submit to have his head chopped,
or (there is proviso) he may endeavor
to salve the injury done his fellow man
by resignins ali his property 20 the in.
jured husband. The head chopping
consists in the simple burylng of q
hatchet in the top of the seducer's head
the blow being generally calculated with
force enough just to miss penetrating the
malefactor's brain. But then supposing
it struck trif1e too deep? Another
good" In nlian and the outraged husband
would be the heir-in-law. This un
exampled custom is recalled by reading
an account of a recent wife steal perpe
trated by Spotted Horse" upon the do
nestle bliss and family circle of "Olt
Grow" who is now after Mr.. Spotted
Horse for vengeance-or his wealth
As Spotted Horse is well fixed, as the
expression is construed by the Crow
having ponies "a-hook" it is not like
ly that he will fall into the clutches o
Old Crow, and neither will he submit t,
the jealous blow which the old chief il
likely to administer in his capacity o
executioner of the decree of the cour
for the punishment of outraged honor
Bat would it not be funny state o
affairs should the head chopping Law
take its place upon the statutes of NJ m
tana. Miles City Journal.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-10-05
The Author OF "Cape Cod FOlks."

The romantic marriage at St. Louis re-
Gently of Miss McLane the clever New
England woman who achieved fame in a
rather odd manner and F. J.. Green,
once a member of the Montana leeisla.
ture and man not altogether remark
able for his probi ty In this section, is the
talk of the eastern papers.
The engagement was one of long
standing, and Miss McLanA had Journey
ed all the way from Europe to meet and
wed the man of her choice. She made
the long trip unattended, and would pro-
badly have gone around BY way of China
could she have reached st. Louis in no
other direction. The heroine of this
wedding is not unknown to the literary
world. She taught school up and down
the Massachusetts coast for number of
years, writing sketches and serials for
the magazines between times. Finally.
s'me five or six wears ago the plucAy
little schoolmarm determined to wnte a
Lovei that would be bit of a departure
from tie milk-and water brand of the
school then in vogue. Accordingly, the
wrote 'Iape Cod Folks" The book sold
like wild fire for couple of months and
pr, missed to b, the sensation of the year ,
Its characters wers portrayed so true to
life as to b, recognizable, and in many
instances true nam IS of persons were
used without resortiug to aliases. The
work was satirical. caustic and all fire,
and every old busybody and gossip OF the
Cape, irrespective of sex or social stanl
ing, came in for a hauling over the Goals.
Then came an avalanche of libel suits,
brought by the Cape Cod folks against
the publisher of the volume. The pub
Usher investigated, found it useless to at
tempt to fight tn, suits and compromis-
ell by destroying the uns Old copies of the
work, paying some of the slandered ones
sums of money and going into bank.
ruptcy. Miss McLane went abroad, and
only returned to be married. She will
accompany her husband to Mexico,
where he claims to have mine.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-10-05
He Hated a Liar.
Gazette.

"I understand" said Dakota minister
to one of the members of his church,
that you are telling around that you
have just threshed a piece of wheat
which averaged forty bushels to the
acre?"
ayes l have mentioned it once or
twice."
II am very sorry to hear it. You
must know as well as | that it is an
almost unhear,l of yield for wheat, and
there is not one chance in a thousand
that you had any SO good as that"
Il know it's a pretty biz yield Elder"
at certainly is, and AMI forced to be-
lieve that you made up the story. And
the worst of it is that greatly fear that
you told II simply to make people be-
lieve you had larger crop than I did.
You heard me mention Wednesday
evening at the prayer-meefing that my
tenant had just threshed on my place
and that the crop averaged thirty-nine
bushels aud three pecks, and you went
right out and invented your forty-bush-
ell falsehood. 1t pains me to think that
a member of my church should be gniltv
of such deception"
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-10-05
Free Trade.

The reduction of internal revenue and
the taking Off of revenue stamps from
Proprietary Medicines, no doubt has
largely benefited the consumers, as we'll
as relieving the burden of home manu-
facturers. Especially is this the case
with Green's August Flower and Bos-
rhee's German Syrup, as the reduction of
thirty-six cents per dozen, has been ad-
del to increase the size of the bottles con-
tanning these remedies, thereby giving
one.fifih more medicine in the 70 cent
size, The August Flower for Dyspepsia
and Liver Complaint, and the German
Syrup for Cough and Lung troubles, have
perhaps, the largest sale of any medicines
in the world. The advantage of in
creased size of the bottles will be
greatly appreciated by the sick and af.
ilicted, in every town and village in
civilized countries. Sample bottles for
10 cents remain the same size.